This Day in Baseball History: June 17, 2009 - Ivan Rodriguez catches the 2,227th game of his career, breaking Carlton Fisk's record, in Houston's 5 - 4, ten-inning loss to his former team, the Texas Rangers. For Texas, Omar Vizquel, the all-time leader for games played at shortstop, picks up his 2,677th hit, tying Luis Aparicio for most hits by a Venezuelan player.

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This Day in Baseball History: June 16, 1972 - Jim Wynn belts a solo shot off Dick Selma in the bottom of the 11th to stun the Phillies, 1 - 0. Houston outlasts eventual Cy Young Awardwinner Steve Carlton, who blanked them on six hits for the first ten frames. Don Wilson and Tom Griffin team up for the combined shutout.

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This Day in Baseball History: June 15, 2019 - With some of their big sluggers about to return from injury, the Yankees still add another one via trade, acquiring DH Edwin Encarnacion, who is leading the AL with 21 homers, from the Mariners for 19-year-old P Juan Then.

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This Day in Baseball History: June 14, 2019 - Jake Bauers of the Indians, hits the third cycle of the season, one day after Shohei Ohtani had hit the second. He completes the feat with a homer in the 8th as Cleveland defeats the Tigers, 13 - 4. Bauers gets two of his hits in the 4th, when the Indians score eight times.

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FLASHBACK FRIDAY TO MAY 2022 - Celebrating Bob Gibson! Print run of 1/1 (Gold Signature Variation - SOLD OUT), Print run of 5 (Silver Signature Variation), Print run of 25 (Blue Signature Variation), Print run of 50 (Black Signature Variation - in Penny Sleeve & Top Loader).

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